CVE-2023-27535 (GCVE-0-2023-27535)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 14:47
VLAI
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 in the FTP connection reuse feature that can result in wrong credentials being used during subsequent transfers. Previously created connections are kept in a connection pool for reuse if they match the current setup. However, certain FTP settings such as CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, CURLOPT_FTP_ALTERNATIVE_TO_USER, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, and CURLOPT_USE_SSL were not included in the configuration match checks, causing them to match too easily. This could lead to libcurl using the wrong credentials when performing a transfer, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-03 18:24 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-305 - Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness (CWE-305)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a https://github.com/curl/curl Affected: Fixed in 8.0.0
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